Nantucket Whaler
Nantucket whaleboats were typically about 20 feet long, manned by a crew of five Wampanoag oarsmen and a single white captain. (The majority of Nantuckets population was Wampanoag until the late 1720s, at least. Many served on whaling boats as part of a system of indentured servitude.
Nantucket whaleboats were typically about 20 feet long, manned by a crew of five Wampanoag oarsmen and a single white captain. (The majority of Nantuckets population was Wampanoag until the late 1720s, at least. Many served on whaling boats as part of a system of indentured servitude.
